Consultation questions
1. Has the public health emergency shifted from COVID-19 deaths to deaths from non-COVID-19 conditions?
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I don't believe it has as all the focus remains on covid.
2. Is there evidence that patients are now presenting in a more acute condition?
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Not sure
3. What accounts for the deaths from non-COVID-19 conditions?
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I believe lockdown and restrictions have a major role in the excess deaths
Consultation questions continued
4. Is there enough of a strategic focus on the indirect health impacts of the pandemic?
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There has been zero focus on the health impacts of lockdown
5. What are the realistic options open to the government in addressing the indirect health impact of the virus in winter 2021/22?
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Government need to fund some health studies.